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Filter by:Sugammadex may prevent residual neuromuscular blockade by providing rapid reversal at the end of the operation. Our goal is to compare the half-dose use of sugammadex for reversing residual blockade after administration of neostigmine and atropine to the routine use of reversal medication.
By introducing pulse oximetry, with or without clinical decision support algorithms, to primary care facilities in India, Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania, the Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) project aims to contribute to reducing morbidity and mortality for sick children under-five while supporting the rational and efficient use of diagnostics and medicines by healthcare providers. The multi-country, multi-method evaluation aims to generate evidence on the health and quality of care impact, operational priorities, cost and cost-effectiveness of introducing these tools to facilitate national and international decision-making on scale-up.
The overall purpose with this investigation was to increase access to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) by examining CBT-I delivered through a smartphone application The first aim that will be addressed is to explore the efficacy of the smartphone delivered CBT-I on overall insomnia and on nighttime symptoms by comparing CBT-I to a waitlist control in a randomised controlled trial. The second aim is to investigate the effect smartphone delivered CBT-I compared to the waitlist on secondary outcomes related to insomnia, such as stress, anxiety, depression, quality of life and functional impairment. The third aim that will be addressed is to examine what patient characteristics that CBT delivered to a smartphone depend on to be effective with a treatment-moderator strategy. To investigate moderators, the following moderators will be assessed; age, gender, occupational status, level of education, initial insomnia severity, dysfunction, medication use, chronic pain, somatic/psychiatric co-morbidity, and proposed behavioral mediators of sleep restriction and stimulus control will also be employed as moderators. The fourth aim that will be addressed is to examine behavioural processes of sleep restriction and stimulus control as potential mediators of treatment outcome.
Heart failure with preserved ejection and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are common diseases and often associated with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (TTR-CM), especially in elderly people. Nevertheless, research of TTR-CM is recommended in patients with ventricular hypertrophy without other cause such as valvular disease or hypertension. Therefore, the exact prevalence of TTR-CM remains unknown. We aim to determine the prevalence of TTR-CM in patients with ventricular hypertrophy and aged ≥ 60 years old, hospitalized in our cardiology department (CHU de Poitiers) by performing bone scintigraphy and research of AL amyloidosis.
Access to safe surgery is a basic human right. This is highlighted by the work of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. There is a large burden of surgical disease in the paediatric surgical population with a large unmet need. In Africa, children comprise a significant proportion of the population with approximately 50% of the population being ≤19 years old. Limited data from Africa suggests the risk factors for, incidence and outcomes associated with paediatric surgical complications differ from HICs. The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) has described surgical outcomes in adult patients in Africa. There is a need to determine the burden of the complications in paediatric surgical patients in Africa, and the risk factors for and the type of complications experienced. Once this study is completed, the investigators will be able to target appropriate interventions to improve surgical outcomes for children in Africa. The investigators have the capacity to do this important work, through the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG) group.
Retrospective study in Sars-Cov 2 patients hospitalised in ICU. We aim to explore the effects of Awake prone positioning on oxygenation and intubation rate.
In the present study, 126 patients were enrolled (23 control, 38 non-septic and 65 septic patients). Blood samples were collected from septic patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) at three time points (T1-3): T1: within 12h after admission; T2: second day morning; T3: third day morning. Sampling points for non-septic ICU patients were T1 and T3. Exclusion criteria were patients under 18 years of age, unobtainable consent, end-stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation and patients with malignancies needing palliative care. Not more than one sample (venous blood) was collected from control patients. Plasma presepsin levels were determined by an automated chemiluminescence-based Point of Care instrument while serum gelsolin levels were measured using an automated immune turbidimetric assay. Plasma presepsin concentrations were expressed as pg/mL, while serum gelsolin levels were expressed as mg/L. Data were compared with laboratory and clinical parameters. Patients were categorized by the Sepsis-3 definitions and 10-day mortality data were investigated. Presepsin:gelsolin ratio was evaluated in major sepsis-related organ dysfunctions including hemodynamic disturbances, respiratory insufficiency and acute kidney injury (AKI).
This study investigates the use of Google Translate "Conversation Mode" translation service to improve communication about pain and nausea with Spanish-speaking patients who are recovering after surgery. The Google Translate "Conversation Mode" translation application is designed to provide translation from one language to another and used to allow the nurse or study doctor to communicate with patients in Spanish by asking pre-prepared questions through an electronic device such as an iPad or iPhone. Google Translate "Conversation Mode" may facilitate assessment of pain and nausea after surgery in Spanish speaking patients.
The purpose of this study is to assess the lot-to-lot consistency in terms of immunogenicity and evaluate the safety and reactogenicity of 3 lots of the RSVPreF3 OA investigational vaccine administered as a single dose in adults ≥ 60 years of age (YOA).
Natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) patients with relapsed/refractory disease had very poor outcome. Anti-PD-1 antibody showed promising results in response, but but the complete remission rate of was low. Some anti-PD-1 antibody based regimen showed higher and deeper response in NKTCL patients.